Hello Ian, I'm relieved to know his tone seemed as offensive to you as it did to me. It's not the kind of approach that seems intended to open a constructive dialogue. Diana > -----Original Message----- > From: y-dna-haplogroup-i-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:y-dna-haplogroup-i- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ian Gammage > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 11:20 PM > To: y-dna-haplogroup-i@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [yDNAhgI] Am I in error regarding RASEY-RAZEE non-match? > > Diana, > > I don't know who is right and who is wrong on this question. I don't care > either way. I just find the manner in which this person has presented his > argument offensive. There is no need to use the terminology especially when > no alternative answer is presented. This man would never make a teacher > despite his specialist qualifications. Quite an academic snob. > > Best wishes, Ian > > -----Original Message----- > From: Diana Gale Matthiesen > Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2014 11:48 AM > To: Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-I@rootsweb.com > Subject: [yDNAhgI] Am I in error regarding RASEY-RAZEE non-match? > > I just received the following message in regard to my RASEY Y-DNA Surname > Project. As the two families involved belong to subclades of Haplogroup I2, > I believe I could find no better group of experts to ask than subscribers to > this list, so I would request your opinion. > > The project page is out-of-date with regard to all the recent changes to the > Y-DNA haplotree, but I don't believe those have changed the relationship of > the two families to each other: > http://dgmweb.net/DNA/Rasey/RaseyDNA-results.html > > If I'm wrong about the two families not being connected in genealogical > time, then I want to correct my error, though I'm baffled that he complains > I don't give lineages. They're right there on the page (scroll to far > right). > > This is the message: > > > From: David Harden [mailto:hrdndv@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 4:16 PM > > To: DianaGM@dgmweb.net > > Subject: Rasey Y-DNA Surname Project > > > > This is a complaint that you are not putting correct > > information on your site. I am PhD Biologist specializing > > in speciation. I know DNA. When you get an individual > > representing Joseph Rasey and Mary Hollan you must present > > the paternal lineage so it can be checked. There are many > > people out there that have erroneous lineages. There are > > also many family children lists that are linked to the > > wrong parent. Quite often a male child born to the mother’s > > first husband will adopt the surname of the second husband. > > These problems cannot be examined when you do not give the > > full male lineage. Your conclusion that Joseph Rasey who > > married Mary Hollan is not related to the other Joseph > > Rasey is bogus. You do not know this. If you did not mean > > to say this in the results page then you should correct it. > > You present y-DNA results in an amateurish unprofessional > > way. You need to go back to school and learn what you are > > doing.

Hello Diana, I agree. I feel you have reacted maturely too. Best wishes, Ian -----Original Message----- From: Diana Gale Matthiesen Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2014 1:44 PM To: y-dna-haplogroup-i@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [yDNAhgI] Am I in error regarding RASEY-RAZEE non-match? Hello Ian, I'm relieved to know his tone seemed as offensive to you as it did to me. It's not the kind of approach that seems intended to open a constructive dialogue. Diana > -----Original Message----- > From: y-dna-haplogroup-i-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:y-dna-haplogroup-i- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ian Gammage > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 11:20 PM > To: y-dna-haplogroup-i@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [yDNAhgI] Am I in error regarding RASEY-RAZEE non-match? > > Diana, > > I don't know who is right and who is wrong on this question. I don't care > either way. I just find the manner in which this person has presented his > argument offensive. There is no need to use the terminology especially > when > no alternative answer is presented. This man would never make a teacher > despite his specialist qualifications. Quite an academic snob. > > Best wishes, Ian > > -----Original Message----- > From: Diana Gale Matthiesen > Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2014 11:48 AM > To: Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-I@rootsweb.com > Subject: [yDNAhgI] Am I in error regarding RASEY-RAZEE non-match? > > I just received the following message in regard to my RASEY Y-DNA Surname > Project. As the two families involved belong to subclades of Haplogroup > I2, > I believe I could find no better group of experts to ask than subscribers > to > this list, so I would request your opinion. > > The project page is out-of-date with regard to all the recent changes to > the > Y-DNA haplotree, but I don't believe those have changed the relationship > of > the two families to each other: > http://dgmweb.net/DNA/Rasey/RaseyDNA-results.html > > If I'm wrong about the two families not being connected in genealogical > time, then I want to correct my error, though I'm baffled that he > complains > I don't give lineages. They're right there on the page (scroll to far > right). > > This is the message: > > > From: David Harden [mailto:hrdndv@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 4:16 PM > > To: DianaGM@dgmweb.net > > Subject: Rasey Y-DNA Surname Project > > > > This is a complaint that you are not putting correct > > information on your site. I am PhD Biologist specializing > > in speciation. I know DNA. When you get an individual > > representing Joseph Rasey and Mary Hollan you must present > > the paternal lineage so it can be checked. There are many > > people out there that have erroneous lineages. There are > > also many family children lists that are linked to the > > wrong parent. Quite often a male child born to the mother’s > > first husband will adopt the surname of the second husband. > > These problems cannot be examined when you do not give the > > full male lineage. Your conclusion that Joseph Rasey who > > married Mary Hollan is not related to the other Joseph > > Rasey is bogus. You do not know this. If you did not mean > > to say this in the results page then you should correct it. > > You present y-DNA results in an amateurish unprofessional > > way. You need to go back to school and learn what you are > > doing. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-I-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message